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17525
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The ratification of the Powell Bill was the outgrowth of a two decade struggle by officials and citizens of cities and towns to obtain a larger share of the Highway Fund for construction and maintenance of streets.
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17526
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North Carolina's city planning agencies, which have sometimes felt handicapped by lack of sufficient legal authority, received new tools of major importance from the 1951 General Assembly. Foremost among these was the Urban Redevelopment Law, while significant measures relating to streets, parking, recreation, and zoning were also enacted.
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17527
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Firemen and others seeking an answer to the rural fire protection problem were given a new tool by the 1951 General Assembly. Rural fire protection districts may now be created in any county of North Carolina.
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17528
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The General Assembly of North Carolina was busy during the 1951 session. It took care of the necessary items of business such as the Revenue an Appropriations Act, new state policies in such fields as gasoline tax, and it passed a large number of bills clarifying or modifying existing state policy. The General Assembly also found time to set the salaries of sheriffs, prohibit the killing of birds in certain counties, amend election laws, and fix the salary of a courthouse janitor.
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17533
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The state's farm census monitored land usage, crop varieties, and livestock distribution. These records aided the State Department of Agriculture disperse farmers' benefits.
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17534
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Children without guardians, until they reached adulthood, had any settlements or financial matters handled by the Clerk of the Superior Court. The Court manages disbursement of these funds which usually go to everyday necessities, medical, and education expenses.
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17535
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Guildford County officials attempted intensified methods for dealing with unlawful activities like drinking, prostitution, and gambling -- specifically in venues like tourist camps, dance halls, and roadside establishments. The Guilford delegation of the 1937 General Assembly passed the Public-Local Laws, which required a license from the Board of County Commissioners to operate outside city and town limits.
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17536
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Mr. Brockwell followed a North Carolina city manager through the office's daily duties. He delivers a first-hand account of the city manager's interaction with the public and local government officials when dealing with taxation, building inspections, and even garbage disposal.
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17537
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Zoning ordinances were enacted by the 1923 General Assembly and were upheld by both the National and State Supreme Courts in the 1930s. North Carolina Supreme Court judges were divided over a ruling concerning fences. The case discussed in this article is: In the case of In re Appeal of Dr. Parker.
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10.Police Officers Pension Fund by McGalliard, Harry W. Popular Government Vol. 5 Issue 7, July 1938
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17538
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The 1937 General Assembly approved a measure to aid family members and dependents of fallen police officers. Chapter 349, section 9, of the Public Laws created a fund called \"The Law Enforcing Officers Benefit Fund\" to be administered by a committee approved in the same measure. The committee would be under the Governor's supervision and outline the general rules of how and who receives state funding.
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17539
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The State Employment Service offered free, public employment advice to residents in almost every state city with a population of over 5,000. The service screened individuals for their personal capabilities and fitness and matched qualified persons to appropriate private sector jobs.
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17540
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The author explains the statistical breakdown of state and local taxes between 1900 and 1938, noting increases and decreases by decade and the burden on city, county, and state.
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17541
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The first bookmobile in the state was in service in July 1936 and in 1939, that number increased to 29. Bookmobiles were purchased by the North Carolina Library Commission, the Works Progress Administration and some were donated, but each served the same purpose of distributing reading material to rural areas without ready access to public libraries.
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17546
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This issue is dedicated to the states' history from the Colonial Period to the 1930s. Specifically, the author examines the growth and division of the state into counties and includes a brief history, statistical data, and a list of public officials for each county in 1937.
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17547
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A statistical breakdown of each of the 53 county taxes, whether these decreased or increased, and which tax funds benefited different programs for the fiscal year of 1959-1960.
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